Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction xxiii

Part I: Getting Started with Joomla! 1

Chapter 1: Introducing the Joomla! Content Management System 3

Chapter 2: Obtaining and Installing Joomla! 17

Chapter 3: Taking a First Look at Joomla! 33

Chapter 4: Getting the Most from Site Configuration 51

Part II: Working with Content and Users 69

Chapter 5: Managing Content 71

Chapter 6: Working with Editors and Media 127

Chapter 7: Employing Advanced Content Management Techniques 147

Chapter 8: Working with the Menu System 175

Chapter 9: Managing the Home Page of Your Site 229

Chapter 10: Managing Your Site’s Users 243

Chapter 11: Creating a Multilingual Website 273

Part III: Working with Components, Modules, and Plug-Ins 289

Chapter 12: Using the Banner Manager 291

Chapter 13: Working with the Contacts Component 327

Chapter 14: Using the Newsfeed Component 355

Chapter 15: Using the Site Search Components 379

Chapter 16: Using the Weblinks Component 397

Chapter 17: Working with the Site Modules 421

Chapter 18: Working with the Administrator Modules 461

Chapter 19: Working with Plug-Ins 485

Part IV: Customizing and Extending the System 527

Chapter 20: Customizing the Appearance of Joomla! 529

Chapter 21: Customizing Joomla! Functionality 573

Chapter 22: Extending Your Site 603

Part V: Overseeing Website Maintenance and Management 623

Chapter 23: Keeping Your Site Secure and Up to Date 625

Chapter 24: Managing Performance and Accessibility 641

Chapter 25: Making a Site Search–Engine Friendly 661

Part VI: Appendixes 669

Appendix A: Choosing a Sample Data Set 671

Appendix B: Locating Key Files 681

Appendix C: Installing XAMPP 685

Appendix D: Installing MAMP 687

Appendix E: Implementing e-Commerce with VirtueMart 689

Index 693

About the Author

Ric Shreves is a freelance writer and web applications development consultant. His company, water & stone (www.waterandstone.com), specializes in the creation of websites using open source content management systems and has deployed hundreds of websites on the Joomla! system. A past president of the Mambo Foundation, Ric is also the author of several books, including the previous edition of the Joomla! Bible . He has worked as a columnist for ComputerWorld and written for a number of tech publications.